Horse-detacher.



H. 0. LANGLOIS.

v HORSEDETAUHEK APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1 909.

Patented Jan.17,1911.

TlldTTlllD STATES PATEN T @FFTCE.

HENRY C. LANGLOIS, OF THUNDER BUTTE, SOUTH. DAKOTA.

HOBSE-DETACHEB.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. LANGLOIS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at- Thunder Butte, in the county of b chnasse andState of South Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements inHorse-Detacl'iers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horse detachers designed for the purpose ofdisconnecting the thiils or the pole from a vehicle axle in case theanimals connected to the vehicle become unruly and are about to runaway, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to providesimple, etlicientand reliable mechanism for quickly disconnecting theanimals from the vehicle.

frnother object of the invention is to provide means for connecting thethills or tongue to the vehicle axle, said means comprising a pair ofclips having hinged members and means for holding said hinged membersclosed and a lever designed for the purpose of releasing the hingedmembers to permit the thills or tongues to be disconnected from theaxle.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a horse detacherwhich will permit the horse or horses to carry the tongue or thiils andthe harness away from the vehicle in case said animals become unruly orare about to bolt and run away.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a horse detacher made in accordance with myinvention, a portion of the axle being broken away. Fig. 2 is a similarview, showing the thills disconnected from the axle and a portion of thedevice being shown in section. 3 is a vertical sectional view throughthe axle and showing the thills disconnected from the clips.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates an axle which may beof the usual or any suitable form. Connected to the axle 1 near theopposite ends thereof are the clips 2, said clips being provided withreduced threaded ends 3 by means of which the clips are secured to theaxle. A washer plate 4- is disposed underneath the axle, and threadednuts 5 are secured to the threaded portions 3. The clips 2 are eachprovided with a hinged member 6, said member be- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed July 27,

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

1309. Serial No. 599,841.

ing connected to the clip 2 by means of a. pintle 7. At one end the clip2 and the hinged member 6 are reduced in diameter, as at 8 and havingtherein the flared ends 22 of the recesses Sliding rings 9 are connectedto a rod 10, said rod being supported in tubular portions 11 of theclips 2. Pivotally connected at 12 to the rod at a point nearly centralthereto is a lever 13, and connected to said lever 13 by means of a pin11 is a foot lever 15 having an enlarged outer end 16. he foot lever 15is pivotally connected, as at 17, to one of the clips 2. The rings 9 fitthe reduced portions 8 of the clips, and when said rings are thrown tothe right in Fig. 1, the hinged portions (5 are prevented from movementand serve to hold the projecting bolts 18 in the opening 19 through theclips. The thill irons 20 or the hounds of a pole or tongueare providedwith the bolts 18 extending each from one side thereof. said boltshaving heads 21 adapted to fit the flared portions 22 of the recesses 23in the clips.

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as follows: Whenthe clips are closed around the bolts 18, as shown in Fig. 1, the shaftsare secured to the vehicle axle. Should the horse become unruly and showa disposition to run away, the driver places his foot upon the lever 16and draws it backward to the position shown in Fig. 2, which will permitthe bolts l8 to be released from the clips 2, the horse carrying theshafts and harness and the vehicle being left behind.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a horse detacher made inaccordance with my invention is comparatively simple in construction, isquick in operation, can be readily connected to the vehicle axle ordetached therefrom and can be manufactured at comparatively low cost.

The device as a whole can be attached to any axle without materialalteration.

I claim 1. A horse detacher comprising an axle, clips secured to saidaxle, said clips each being provided with a hinged member, boltsconnected to the thills, said bolt-s adapted to engage said clips, ringsfor engaging said clips and holding the hinged members closed, a rodconnecting said rings, and a foot lever for moving said rod and ringstoconnect and disconnect the hinged members.

2. A horse detacher comprising a vehicle axle, clips connected to saidaxle, said clips each being provided with a hinged member and a reducedportion, rings for surrounding the reduced portion of said clips, aconnecting rod to which said rings are attached, a lever pivoted to saidrod, a foot lever pivoted to said first mentioned lever, said foot leverbeing pivoted to one of the. clips, and thills provided with laterallyextending bolts to engage said clips.

3. A horse detacher comprising clips connected to a vehicle axle andprovided with hinged members having recesses formed therein and flaringat one end, said hinged members being also provided with reducedportions, the reduced portion having formed therein the flaring ends ofthe said recesses, sliding rings for engaging said reduced portions,headed bolts on the thills adapted to be seated in said recesses, andmeans for sliding said rings to close and release said hinged membersfor connecting and disconnecting the thills.

4. A horse detacher comprising a pair of clips secured to the vehicleaxle, hinged members on said clips, said hinged members being formedwith a bolt opening, a countersunk portion also formed in said hingedmembers, headed bolts on the thills or pole of a vehicle adapted to beseated in said bolt openings, the heads of said bolts engaging saidcounter-sunk portions, sliding rings for opening and closing said hingedmembers, and means connected to said sliding rings and one of saidhinged members for engag-' ing and disengaging said rings with saidhinged members.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY C. LANGLOIS. Vitnesses J. W. HARRELL, (l- E. TAYLOR.

